NPTC 39 20 Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting

This course covers health & safety issues and legislation relating to using chainsaws in the workplace. It takes the operator through various maintenance activities and the underpinning knowledge surrounding those tasks, before looking at starting procedures. Crosscutting timber is covered as is assessing timber and selecting the appropriate cutting sequence to cope with tension and compression.